The Scarlet Knights battled the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
tough in Saturday's Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, but were ultimately
defeated, 29-16. Although they fought valiantly, missed opportunities on the
offensive side of the ball combined with another generous performance by the
defense ended Rutgers' 2013 season on a losing note. However, the Scarlet
Knights' committed recruits we caught up with following the game chose to focus
on the positives from the performance they had just witnessed.

Jacquis Webb doesn't
believe his future team played to their potential. But the Gates-Chili (Rochester,
N.Y.) offensive tackle is ready to strap on the cleats and move forward into the
Big Ten conference.

"To
me, they didn't perform as well as they probably wanted to. But I was still
very impressed by how they kept the score tied or very close for the majority
of the game," he said. "And my thoughts on the program are still the same, and
now we have to move on get ready for the future."

Nottingham
(Hamilton, N.J.) defensive back Saquan
Hampton, a Scarlet Knight through and through, says he has "nothing but
love for the program" and he always will.

"I feel as if they
performed really well, just missed out on a few open opportunities where as
though they could have scored," he said. "I have nothing but love for the
program and I always will. All I can think about is making an impact early next
season. I'm ready to compete!"

Kamren Lott, the First
Coast (Jacksonville, Fla.) defensive back commit, believes the Scarlet Knights
will build off the hard fought defeat and ride the momentum of the
performance into the future.

"They
played very well," he said. "And it's a great building block for next season.
We're going to be a force in the Big Ten in the next few years."

Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) offensive
tackle Justin Herron compares the Scarlet Knights' season to the year both
Auburn and Missouri had in 2012 before finding a home in the Top 10 in 2013.

"Honestly,
I thought it was a very hard fought game," said Herron. "And actually, Rutgers
could have won the game because it was close throughout the whole way. But I
thought they performed really well. A couple key moments slipped by, but its okay.

"I
believe the program is headed in the right direction. I believe that we will be
really good next year. So we had a down year, its okay. I see it like this: Auburn
had a down year last year and Missouri had a down year last year, but look what
they have done. So I believe we are headed in the right direction."